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(Newser) - While Mark Sanford spews "sloppy verbiage" in the "salacious terms of a Harlequin bodice-ripper," his wife is also making a statement—with her wardrobe, Robin Givhan writes in the Washington Post. Givhan finds "something splendidly defiant" in Jenny Sanford's white shorts and flowery tops. Other... More »

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fashion • clothes • affair • wardrobe • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford • women's issues

Palin Shopping Spree OK: Feds

Commission nixes complaint that RNC's $150K in clothing purchases broke law

May 19, 09 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Election Commission dismissed today a complaint that the Republican National Committee broke the law when it bought $150,000 in clothes for then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The FEC said purchases were “coordinated party expenditures” for campaign purposes, and did not violate... More »

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RNC • campaign funds • clothes • Republican Party • Federal Election Commission • Sarah Palin • election law

OMG, You Guys, Celebs Wear Outfits Twice!

As recession chic grows, old clothes become the new black

May 13, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just as fashionistas have come to terms with our first lady buying clothes off the rack and (gasp!) online, a new bombshell: celebrities are wearing outfits more than once. In public! And it's not just Mrs. O—Liz Hurley rocked the same dress twice, Cher apparently recycled a... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • Lindsay Lohan • Cher • clothes • clothing • Ali Lohan • Obama administration • Elizabeth Hurley • Jay-ZTV

 Recession Strikes 
 Noses as Thrifty 
 Delay Laundry 

Recession prompts thrift at the laundromat

May 7, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession may be making the US a little smellier, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Americans are scrimping on laundry by buying cheaper detergent, dry cleaning less often and—in the case of 60% of shoppers, according to one poll—wearing clothes multiple times between washings. More »

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recession • clothes • thrift • laundry

(Newser) - Todd Palin says the $150,000 spending spree that outfitted his wife during last fall’s campaign was “out of our control,” the AP reports. “You come into a campaign late,” he told Men’s Journal. “You put all your trust into the team.”... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • RNC • clothes • campaign trail • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Todd Palin

 Recession's 
 Fashion Must: 
 a Purple Tie 

Brown's rocking the regal color—but Mrs. Obama started it

Dec 8, 08 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - In the past, a male politician wanting to project seriousness would opt for the old standby of a red necktie. But in recent months Gordon Brown, the British prime minister and go-to guy of the global financial crisis, has conspicuously chosen purple ties, as have his foreign secretary and the... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • Gordon Brown • clothes • neckties

Palin Stylists Collected $110K for 10-Week Campaign

Hair and makeup stylist costs revealed in lastest campaign filings

Dec 5, 08 5:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's hair and makeup stylists cost John McCain's campaign $110,000 for the 10 weeks she was vice-presidential candidate, reports the New York Times.  Palin’s makeup artist—an Emmy nominee for her work on So You Think You Can Dance?—pocketed over $68,000 for the campaign... More »

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campaign finance • campaign funds • clothes • Election 2008 • campaign finance report • Sarah Palin • stylist

(Newser) - And you thought $150,000 was a lot to spend on clothes. A McCain campaign aide tells Newsweek that Sarah Palin spent "tens of thousands" more than that, with up to $40,000 going to husband Todd's wardrobe. Other sources say that most of the money came from one... More »

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clothes • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 Palin Slims Down on Trail 

Drops to size 4 with Lean1 shakes since joining campaign

Oct 31, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - This may explain the new clothing bill. Since joining the GOP ticket, Sarah Palin has gone down a size in clothing, to a 4, the Daily News reports. Alaska's all-American governor has been guzzling Lean1 shakes on the campaign trail. That's the drink most notably pimped by former NFL Pro-Bowler... More »

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clothes • fad diets • dieting • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Hasselbeck and Palin
Dress Down Clothes Critics

Women blast 'sexist' attack

Oct 27, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck hit the campaign trail with Sarah Palin yesterday to blast the media flap over the Palin family's $150,000 campaign wardrobe—purchased by the GOP—as a “deliberately sexist” diversion and blatant double standard. More »

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GOP • clothes • Elizabeth Hasselbeck • wardrobe • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - The life of a stylist is all about communication. When Sarah Palin appeared on Saturday Night Live, the show's designer had to convince her to scrap her fancy new clothes and instead dress the way she used to—in essence, to dress as the character of Sarah Palin as... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Tina Fey • clothes • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • costume • stylist

 Stylists: $150K 
 Well Spent 
 on Palin 

Governor's image makeover on GOP dime helps her look the part, at least

Oct 23, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The outrage over Sarah Palin’s pricey wardrobe doesn’t extend to professional fashionistas, Politico reports—putting money into a candidate’s appearance is a perfectly wise use of funds, they argue. “You are talking about branding a person who you are launching into the public eye,” said... More »

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fashion • shopping • clothes • clothing • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 GOP Gulps as 
 $150K Threads 
 Fray Palin Cred 

Pricey duds threaten to give Palin an image problem

Oct 23, 08 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The $150,000 pricetag for Sarah Palin's new clothes has transformed the hockey mom into something of an empress, the New York Times reports, and GOP strategists are sweating the change in image. As the campaign enters the homestretch, Palin's unplain threads have become a symbol of excess akin to... More »

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shopping • campaign funds • clothes • clothing • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin


 GOP Foots 
 $150K Bill 
 for Palin 
 Clothing, 
 Makeup 

RNC defends $150k clothes, makeup budget for Palins

Oct 22, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin apparently isn't kidding when she stresses the importance of lipstick to a hockey mom: the RNC spent $5000 on hair and makeup en route to racking up a $150,000 bill for clothing and accessories for Palin and her family since John McCain picked her as his... More »

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John McCain • shopping • campaign funds • clothes • clothing • lipstick • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • makeup

 Not Priceless: 
 Palin's $2500 
 RNC Jacket 

VP nominee has secret stylists

Sep 17, 08 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has attracted notice for her designer glasses and highlights, but the New York Post is more interested in the $2,500 silk Valentino jacket she wore during the Republican National Convention —and the secret team of stylists it reports dress her for campaign events. "They do... More »

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clothes • style • Valentino • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention

Mizrahi Giving
Liz Claiborne
a Makeover

Struggling brand hopes savvy designer will revive slumping sales

Aug 21, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Designer Isaac Mizrahi recently previewed his Liz Claiborne line of women's wear, an extreme makeover that could make or break the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. The brand, which generated almost half of the company's $3.1 billion in sales and more than half of its profits in 2000,... More »

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Liz Claiborne • clothes • fashion designer • Isaac Mizrahi

 Where Did the Material Girl Go? 

Has Madonna's style finally become... drab?

Jul 17, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madge might finally be easing into a different Madonna role: that of the mother figure in flowing, buttoned-up dresses. As unlikely as this sounds to those who remember the tutus, fingerless gloves, and infamous cone-bra, the most shocking thing about the Material Girl's recent outfits has been their lack of... More »

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fashion • clothes • Madonna • Material Girl • Hard Candy

Even Tie-Makers Have Stopped Wearing Them

'Power is being able
to dress the way you want,' shrugs one CEO

Jun 4, 08 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - American men have been ditching their business-attire neckwear for a decade; now even tie-makers are getting in on the open-collars revolution, reports the Wall Street Journal. The industry association for US tiemakers, hit by the double-whammy of foreign competition and casual Mondays through Fridays, is calling it quits this week.... More »

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fashion • clothes • clothing • neckties • trend

Celebrity-Mad Moms Shell Out for Designer Baby Duds

Parents spend big bucks to dress kids like the babies of the stars

May 10, 08 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of designer baby clothes are booming as parents keep a close eye on what the offspring of the famous are wearing, the Wall Street Journal reports. Stores are getting cleaned out of outfits after pics appear of a celebrity tot like Suri Cruise wearing them. More »

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fashion • baby • celebrity • clothes • children's clothes • Suri Cruise

Sex Scandal Tees Are All
the Rage

Apparel mocking
fallen pols is 'as American as apple pie'

Apr 27, 08 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans love their ironic T-shirts, especially when they make coy references to politicians' sex scandals. The Internet is awash with "Client #9" and "Zippergate '98" gear, but the phenomenon isn't restricted to the digital age. It's version 2.0 of the traditional smear campaign—"as American as... More »

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Hillary Clinton • sex scandal • Bill Clinton • clothes • Eliot Spitzer • Monica Lewinsky • clothing • Kwame Kilpatrick

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